ancient philosophy

Annual Toronto Workshop in Ancient Philosophy 2026: Ancient Political Thought

Friday April 24, 2026, 2:00 pm - Saturday April 25, 2026, 6:00 pm

Friday April 24 Session I (2:00 – 3:30pm): Jean-Marc Narbonne (Laval) “Protagoras’ Democratic Involvement and his Epistemological Background” Commentator: Mark Johnstone (McMaster) Session II (4:00 – 5:30pm): Cecilia Li (Western) “A Fork in the Road: Politics as the Master Art in Plato’s Gorgias (517c4–518c1)” Commentator: Merrick Anderson (Southern California)   Saturday April … Read More

2026 Roseman Lecture in Practical Ethics (Sally Haslanger, MIT)

Sally Haslanger is the Ford Professor of Philosophy and Women’s & Gender Studies at MIT. She pursues broad philosophical interests, beginning her philosophical career specializing in analytic metaphysics and epistemology, and in ancient philosophy (especially Aristotle). Over time she has developed interests in social and political philosophy, feminist theory, and critical race theory. Dr. Haslanger has published on the problem of persistence through change, pragmatic paradox, and Aristotle’s hylomorphic theory of substance.

Philosophy in the Roman Mediterranean: Towards a History

Thursday December 8, 2022 - Saturday December 10, 2022

The period 100 BCE to 200 CE saw some of the most far-reaching innovations in Western philosophical history, including a striking efflorescence of philosophy in the Mediterranean, especially in the east; old systems were revitalized through discussion and debate with new (including Christianity).